Heroclix Civil War Event on Monday, June 20th!

civilwarThe Superhuman Registration Act has divided the heroes (and villains) of the Marvel Universe— whose side will you be on when you face off against your friends and former allies in Marvel HeroClix: Civil War?

Marvel HeroClix: Civil War is a four-month Storyline Organized Play event series that will both divide and unite HeroClix players around the world as they choose to fight alongside Iron Man and other Pro-Registration heroes or alongside Captain American and his band of Anti-Registration vigilantes.

The format is Battle Royale format, up to 4 people per pod. You’ll buy 1 booster, open it up, keep anti-registration (2 figures) OR pro-registration (2 figures) + 1 neutral figure. You’ll then pass the two figures you aren’t keeping and that gives everyone 5 figures to play with. Winner will be determined by the person that knocked out the most figures. When the battle royale is done, everyone will put all of their figures in the middle, one blind LE booster will be opened and also put in the middle, and the prize/figures will then be snake drafted until all figures are taken.

We can have up to 8 players, and should be able to run two rounds if there are enough people, so if there are more than 8 players, some players could play only the second round while others play only the first. The second round should start around 8 PM.

You’ll need to register and sign in on the Wizkids page to participate in this event.

All-Ages Awesomeness 6 on Saturday, June 25th!

allageswebIt’s our sixth annual all-ages events, featuring a whole bunch of creators who will sketch, sign and talk with kids about making comics!

Our guests this year are (signing schedule subject to change):

Signing/sketching from 10 AM – 1 PM / 3 – 6 PM:

Babs Tarr – Artist on Batgirl and the upcoming Motor Crush!

Irene Strychalski – Writer/Artist of Shaman Child, Badass Women in History and more!

Robert Wilson IV – Artist of Oni Press’s Heartthrob and more!

Evan Bryce – Evan has been at every All-Ages event, and always does awesome prints and sketches!

Signing/sketching from 1 PM – 6 PM:

Joe Quinones – Artist on Howard the Duck, Captain Marvel, & Green Lantern!

Jessi Jordan – Artist on Musings, The Adventures of Marni & Edward, Psycho Girlfriend and more!

Isaiah Broussard – Artist on Translytown

Jake Ekiss – The Spoils official webcomics and lots more!

The event will run from 10 AM – 6 PM! Tell your friends! Tell your enemies! The coolest all-ages event all year!

Reading with Rogues – June

readingroguesjuneOur bimonthly graphic novel club will meet in June to talk about our Reading with Rogues selections for May (Doctor Strange The Oath) and June (Saga Volume 1)
 
Every second Tuesday of alternate months, we’ll hold our graphic novel reading club! The next meeting is on Tuesday, June 14th, starting at 6:30 PM and running until we run out of stuff to talk about (or 9 PM, when the store closes). Folks can come and go as they please, and we should have plenty of room.
 
We’ll talk about our graphic novel selections for the past two months, as well as whatever other comics and related pop culture we deviate into! Got a favorite graphic novel you’ve read and want to talk about? Bring it with you!
 
The managers of Rogues Gallery will be on hand to talk about comics and hopefully get everybody chatting… we’re hoping to extend the vibe of our New Comics Wednesdays to everyone who maybe doesn’t get a chance to talk comics with their regular group of friends, or just can’t get enough comics talk.
 
Every month, we do a monthly “Reading with Rogues” selection, and that graphic novel is 15% discount off for that month. if you’ve got a Rogue Card, it’s 25% off!
 
We’d love for folks to RSVP on the Facebook event page just so we can have a rough headcount, but walk-ins are absolutely welcome. And while we’ll focus the discussions around the graphic novel of the month, we’ll almost certainly be talking about other comics and graphic novels.
 
We look forward to talking comics with you!

Free RPG Day on Saturday, June 18th!

freelogoRogues Gallery will be hosting Free RPG Day on Saturday, June 18th! Gamers will be able to come in and pick up some free RPG demos from Goodman Games, Catalyst Game Labs, Paizo and more! Selections this year include Feng Shui 2 Quickstart, Valiant RPG Quickstart & Adventure, 13th Age Adventure, the latest in Pathfinder’s popular goblin adventure series “We B4 Goblins” and more!

Check out the full list at the Free RPG Day Game List!

Supplies are limited, we suggest getting there early to get the best selection of free games!

Ladies Night in June – Special Guest Kelly Sue DeConnick!

Kelly-Sue-DeConnickFor our next Ladies Night, we actually have a pretty cool surprise. We will have BITCH PLANET and PRETTY DEADLY writer Kelly Sue DeConnick skyping in on Tuesday, June 7th! We’ll also be giving away signed hardcovers of Bitch Planet to two attendees! Bring questions for her to answer! It’s gonna be super fun.

LADIES! Do you like comics? Do you like games? Do you just enjoy getting your geek on? Are you looking to make some awesome new friends? Then join us for LADIES NIGHT, hosted by our lady staff!

Ladies Night will start at 7 and run until around 9. Kelly Sue DeConnick will Skype in at about 7:30 for a short discussion, so don’t be late or you might miss out! As always, we talk about all things geeky, from comics to games to movies. Moms! You are welcome to bring your little ones! Let me know in advance, and I’ll print out some colouring pages to keep them busy while you mingle 🙂

Got questions for Kelly Sue DeConnick? Bring them with you or email them ahead of time to roguesgallerytx@gmail.com with “Ladies Night Questions” – we’ll do a drawing of everyone in attendance to win signed Bitch Planet hardcovers and sets of Bitch Planet #1-5, and if you submit a question, we’ll throw an extra entry into the drawing for you!

We’ll have drinks and snacks, and there will be tables set up for gaming. We have quite the game library in the back, but if you’ve got something you’d like to play, feel free to bring it with you!

I would also like to add that we do not discriminate here at Rogues Gallery. If you identify as female you are most welcome.

Food. Games. Good company. KELLY-SUE DECONNICK. What more could you ask for?

We’d love it if y’all could RSVP on the Facebook event, just so we can get a rough headcount.

Hope to see you there! 🙂

Memorial Day Sale on Monday, May 30th!

Rogues Gallery will be open normal hours on Monday, May 30th for Memorial Day and we’ll be having a sale! All graphic novels, boardgames, role-playing games, T-shirts, and Warhammer 40K will be on sale at 15% off!

We do not expect a new comics delay. we will have new comics on Wednesday, June 1st as normal.

Midnight Comics Release Party on Tuesday, May 24th!

dc-universe-rebirthDC’s Rebirth event kicks off on Wednesday, May 25th with DC Universe: Rebirth #1, an 80-page one-shot priced at just $2.99. And Rogues Gallery will be promoting this event with a midnight release party, selling DC Rebirth #1 on Tuesday night!

But that’s not all! DC will release all their comics for the week early, including Scooby Apocalypse #1 and Justice League #50 (which reveals the Joker’s real name for the first time!) Marvel is getting in on the action too by releasing all of their comics for the week at midnight as well! Not interested in DC’s Rebirth? Come out and grab the Marvel releases for the week, including the return of Steve Rogers in Captain America: Steve Rogers #1!

Rebirth #1 has a story written by comics legend Geoff Johns with art by a lineup of superstar artists including Gary Frank, Ivan Reis, Ethan Van Sciver and Phil Jimenez, plus a wraparound cover by Gary Frank! Attendees will get first crack at a free DC Universe: Rebirth lithograph featuring art by Jim Lee and Scott Williams, as well as the chance to buy the extremely limited Ivan Reis variant cover! Since we’ll most likely only have one, maybe two, copies of this rare cover, we’ll set up a raffle system where everyone in attendance has an equal chance to be the one to buy the limited variant! We’ll also expand that raffle system so everyone has an equal chance to buy variants that week if they want to!

We’ll be having a comics party that night as well! We’ll be recording a special live installment of the Roguecast from 10 PM – 11 PM and we’d love to have our customers and fans come on to talk about their favorite comics, their thoughts on Rebirth, Captain America or whatever else they’d like to chat about!

We’ll also have a cupcakes and more, and we’ll have a table set out to demo the DC Deck-Building Game, starting at 9:00 PM when the store usually closes! So come on out and join us for a special comics event on Tuesday, May 24th!

Gaming with Rogues – Betrayal at House on the Hill in May!

betrayalOn the third Saturday of every month, Rogues Gallery will host a casual gaming night – each month will focus on a different game. The game night will begin at 6:30 PM and run until 9:00 PM, when the store closes.

This month’s game is on March 19th, and the game is Betrayal at House on the Hill! The creak of footsteps on the stairs, the smell of something foul and dead, the feel of something crawling down your back – this and more can be found this award-winning and highly acclaimed game of strategy and horror. A cooperative game with a traitor mechanic, this is a favorite of many at the store!

So whether you’ve played Betrayal before or just want to try it out, come join us for Gaming with Rogues! And don’t forget that with your Rogue Card, you can get 10% off on Betrayal at House on the Hill from now until the next Gaming with Rogues selection is chosen!

Also, Gaming with Rogues is an open game night, so folks are welcome to play any game in our well-stocked boardgame and card game library or bring a favorite game of their own!

Free Comic Book Day on Saturday, May 7, 2016!

FCBD_nodateRogues Gallery will be celebrating Free Comic Book Day! We’ll have the full selection of free comics available, although as always, the earlier you arrive, the better chance you have of getting a shot at everything.

This year’s FCBD will be on Saturday, May 7th and will feature a wide assortment of books from Archie, Bongo, DC, Marvel, Boom!, IDW and lots more. In addition to previews of Marvel and DC’s big summer crossovers, characters and properties featured include Doctor Who, Suicide Squad, Serenity, Bob’s Burgers, Pokemon, Sonic, Grumpy Cat, Spongebob, Transformers, Legend of Korra, the Avengers, Attack on Titan, One Punch Man, Street Fighter, The Tick and more! A full list of the comics available can be found here.

As always, we’ll be unveiling our promotions for our All-Ages Awesomeness event on Free Comic Book Day as well. That event will be in June or July, and we’ll have a sneak peek at the guest list and date up on Facebook and the website very soon!

International Tabletop Day on Saturday, April 30th

tabletopday
It’s back! The annual celebration of board and card games from the fine folks at Tabletop returns for its fourth year, and Rogues Gallery will be hosting a day of demos and door prizes!
 
You can expect demos and games all day, with prizes and exclusive game pieces and cards to give away! We’ll also be showing the Geek & Sundry livestream on the store TV! You can check out our promo video, which might show up on that livestream, on Youtube!
 
Here’s the schedule!
 
12:30-1:30
Castle Panic (Players will get ITTD 2016 promo towers)
 
Red Dragon Inn (Players will get Drink Cards featuring Grandma’s Sweat Stout of Titansgrave)
 
Awesome Kingdom (Winner will get a Felicia Daywalker Promo Card)
 
1:30-2:30
Red Dragon Inn (Players will get Drink Cards featuring Grandma’s Sweat Stout of Titansgrave)
 
Boss Monster (The winner and two random runners-up will get a Paper & Pixels bonus pack)
 
Epic Spell Wars (Players will get WilHellion and Dr. Hannah (Felicia’s Tabletop character) cards)
 
2:30-4:00
Birds of A Feather (Players will get OwlBear Promo Cards)
Takenoko
Machi Koro
 
4:00-6:00
Star Realms (Players will get Admiral Cards for Star Realms featuring the likeness of Wil Wheaton, Felicia Day, Matthew Mercer & Ivan Van Norman)
DC Deck-Building
Splendor
 
6:00-9:00
Superfight Tournament! (Players will play in groups of 4-6, champions at each table will play a final tournament for a prize – the winner and first runner-up will earn the Geek & Sundry Superfight deck!)
 
On the day of, all the games being demoed (including their expansions) for International Tabletop Day will be 15% off!
 
All prizes listed are while supplies last. We’ll have more prizes for participants and onlookers as well! Schedule subject to change.